UoM Blackboard Enhancement

Improve your experience of Blackboard of the University of Manchester.

What is UoM Blackboard Enhancement?

UoM Blackboard Enhancement is a Chrome extension developed by https://ryanxin.cn, and its main feature is "Improve your experience of Blackboard of the University of Manchester.".

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Download UoM Blackboard Enhancement Extension CRX File

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Extension Usage Instructions

                        This extension aims to improve user experience of Blackboard of the University of Manchester, help customize your own blackboard and improve productivity.

It is quite light-weight and written by native JavaScript to ensure high efficiency and reliability.

----- Main features -----
Customize Home Page
 - Hide unnecessary course entries.
 - Display UK time.
 - Customize live sessions portal. (Provide direct access to zoom meeting)
 - Collapse any portlet as you wish.

Control Embedded Video Player
 - Apply embedded player in Video Portal (replace original one).
 - Use keyboard to control embedded video player.
 - Save and override caption styles of embedded player.
 - Allow user to reload and restore video progress on network error.

Other Utilities
 - Go to external link in new tab directly.
 - Open links of file content in new tab.
 - Open embedded pdf file in browser directly.
 - Open embedded web page (like piazza) in browser directly.
 - Jump to in-page hash anchor directly.
 - Auto log in to UoM Login System. (Your account information is stored locally)
 - Auto login if token was expired.

Settings Page (Popup)
 - Import/Export your user configuration for migration.
 - Configure account information for auto login.
 - Turn on/off switches for various features.

Accessibility
 - Sync layout and configuration with your browser account automatically.
 - Auto update with long-term support.

----- Support -----
This is an open source project on GitHub. For more information, go to project repo 👉 https://github.com/RyanXinOne/UoMBbEn
Developed by RyanXin - a Computer Science student @UoM.

----- Feedback -----
If you like it or have any ideas regarding new features or bugs/improvement, do not hesitate to leave a reply or contact me ([email protected]) directly!                    

Extension Basic Information

Name UoM Blackboard Enhancement UoM Blackboard Enhancement
ID hfemolalfcjcgompdfddabemkdpbgjki
Official URL https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/uom-blackboard-enhancemen/hfemolalfcjcgompdfddabemkdpbgjki
Description Improve your experience of Blackboard of the University of Manchester.
File Size 57.21 KB
Installation Count 73
Current Version 0.2.0
Last Updated 2022-07-22
Publish Date 2021-04-01
Rating 5.00/5 Total 3 Ratings
Developer https://ryanxin.cn
Email [email protected]
Payment Type free
Extension Website https://www.ryanxin.cn/archives/1250
Help Page URL https://github.com/RyanXinOne/UoMBbEn
Supported Languages en-GB
manifest.json
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        },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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            ],
            "js": [
                "\/js\/home.js",
                "\/js\/common.js"
            ],
            "css": [
                "\/css\/home-portlet.css",
                "\/css\/home-courses.css",
                "\/css\/home-liveSessions.css"
            ],
            "run_at": "document_end"
        },
        {
            "matches": [
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            ],
            "js": [
                "\/js\/player.js"
            ],
            "css": [
                "\/css\/player.css"
            ],
            "run_at": "document_end",
            "all_frames": true
        },
        {
            "matches": [
                "https:\/\/login.manchester.ac.uk\/*"
            ],
            "js": [
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            ],
            "run_at": "document_end"
        }
    ],
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        "declarativeContent"
    ],
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            ],
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            ]
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    ],
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    }
}